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New Sci-Fi Novella "The Void" Explores Memory, Surveillance, and Resistance in a Dystopian Future

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Dream Child fights to keep his memories—and his love—alive. Discover The Void, a tale of resistance, identity, and hope.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - s4story -- Award-winning creative Ian Faith announces the release of his highly anticipated sci-fi novella, The Void, a poetic and psychologically charged journey through a fractured world where memory is currency and truth is under siege.

Set in the aftermath of the Unity War, The Void thrusts readers into a society split between the artificially illuminated Higher Lands—reserved for the elite—and the shadowed, scattered townships of the lower orders. Here, the only connection between worlds is the Light Ways: shimmering, thought-driven transit lines that test the will of all who dare to cross.

At the heart of the story is Dream Child, a Dream Analyst, preacher, and poet, whose unique sensitivity to the regime's manipulation of history and identity makes him both a target and a quiet rebel. Alongside his wife, Tahala-Lan—a justice seeker haunted by the war's atrocities—Dream Child navigates a landscape where dreams are monitored, memories are fragmented, and the cost of truth is dangerously high.

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The novella's world is vividly realized: six enigmatic, house-shaped towns rise from the Lower Lands, their emerald windows glowing against the darkness, while Centers buzz with futuristic entertainment, neural games, and the ever-present hum of surveillance. As people begin to vanish from existence, Dream Child and Tahala-Lan fight to preserve reality and love in a society determined to erase both.

The Void (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBH4XWG9) weaves together themes of surveillance, resistance, and the unbreakable power of memory, offering a meditation on love, loss, and the struggle for authentic existence. With its blend of poetic language, dystopian world-building, and psychological tension, Faith's novella is a must-read for fans of speculative fiction and literary sci-fi.

About the Author:

Ian Faith was born in Coventry, England, in 1966. A lifelong creative, Ian's passion for music, art, and writing has shaped his journey across continents—from the first draft of The Void in 1984 Coventry, to its expansion in Sydney, Australia, and its completion in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2025. Ian's work is driven by a belief in the transformative power of imagination and the enduring hope that stories can offer escape and inspiration.

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"When we leave this world, if we leave something behind that colors in dreams for those who want to find a temporary escape from their day-to-day world, then we leave the world a better place," says Faith.

The Void
is available now on Amazon and major online retailers.

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